It does not take much to confuse some robots. A machine might be great at handling a simple object like a box, yet when it ...

Formless 'slime' robots that shape-change to complete complex tasks – it sounds like science fantasy. However, MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique that brings shape-changing ...

Korean researchers have developed an advanced soft robot, OCTOID, inspired by the multifunctional abilities of octopuses. Leveraging cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), OCTOID combines ...

(Nanowerk News) Biologically inspired robotics aims to replicate the extraordinary versatility found in nature. Chameleons alter skin pigmentation to camouflage against predators. Birds morph wings ...

New robotics research enables machines to manipulate irregular objects such as fruits and tools by mapping their surface ...

If a robot is going to excel at traversing multiple types of terrain, it shouldn't have an unadaptable "Jack of all trades, master of none" body shape. That's where the GOAT comes in, as it ...

Chinese authorities and industrialists have long hoped to unseat the United States as the world's premier tech giant, but they've historically struggled to make inroads against Silicon Valley ...

A new artificial muscle can change shape, repair damage, and be reused, bringing a major shift in how robots are built and ...

Shape Robotics AS designs and develops a modular robot for education. The firm develops Fable, which is a modular construction set that can use to build robot. Its system is composed of three types of ...

Shape Robotics was under bankruptcy administration for 59 days. During those 59 days, the court-appointed trustee - Teis Gullitz-Wormslev of Kromann Reumert - had sole control of every financial ...

Scientists turned simple knots into tiny robots that jump, spin, and plant seeds, offering a new tool for ecosystem restoration.